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Timing of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in post-stroke patients does not impact mortality, complications, or outcomes

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tubes are often placed for dysphagia following a stroke in order to maintain sufficient caloric intake. The 2011 ASGE guidelines recommend delaying PEG tube placement for two weeks, as half of patients with dysphagia improve within 2 wk. There ar...

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Autores principales: Reddy, Kavya M, Lee, Preston, Gor, Parul J, Cheesman, Antonio, Al-Hammadi, Noor, Westrich, David John, Taylor, Jason
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9453443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36157266
http://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v13.i5.77